HealthLeaders Media May 27, 2022
Jay Asser

The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would set standards for prior authorization to cut down on unnecessary denials.

Better Medicare Alliance has thrown its support behind the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, a bill that strives to improve prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.

The bipartisan legislation, which has also been backed by several provider and patient advocacy groups, is set up to be considered by the House of Representatives after surpassing 290 co-sponsors.

“When it comes to the use of medical management tools like prior authorization, Better Medicare Alliance has always worked on two tracks: seeking to increase understanding about the role of prior authorization in facilitating high-value, clinically appropriate care, while also...

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